The company was established in 1994 and Seki has served as a leader since its founding. His most successful and recent projects include two theatrical adaptations of the popular manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura, Mugen no Juunin (aka Blade of the Immortal) in 2016 and 2018.
His most recent project, the thirty-ninth, was the play "Tate! Mazinger Z !! ”, inspired by the classic Go Nagai manga originally published in the 1970s. This play was scheduled to be presented in Tokyo from March 20-28, 2020, but was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Tomokazu Seki's message
The play “Tate! Mazinger Z !! ”, which was scheduled to appear in March 2020, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are still excited to present this work but… to be honest… the financial situation of the company has reached a critical point. The cost of presenting this work that we were preparing, the maintenance of the facilities, the preparations for the next project. All these expenses have been accumulated, without any income that compensates it. Fortunately, we have received a lot of support from our audience and somehow we have managed to survive ... but it has not been enough. So, once again, I am begging for your support. Could you give us your support to overcome this situation? We will greatly appreciate your help.
The campaign will be available between May 4 and June 8, 2020, with the goal of raising 5 million yen (approximately $ 46,900). As of the writing of this note, the campaign has raised 3,227,900 yen, which means 64% of its goal in just two days.クラウドファンディングのプロジェクトを立ち上げることとなりました。— ヘロＱ公式 (@1Heroq) May 1, 2020
誰もが大変な状態である事は重々承知しておりますが、お力をお貸し頂ければ嬉しいです。
詳細をブログに記載いたしましたので、ご確認いただけますと幸いです。#ヘロQ #クラウドファンディング https://t.co/6ZgxVjyhvK pic.twitter.com/W2a7vlVP0D
Source: Crunchyroll
